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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Batata vada one of the most popular snack in Gujarat and vada-pao one of the most popular snack of Mumbai!!!

In our (paternal) family, there is a tradition to make these vadas every single time when we have any celebrations or general get-together. Be it a birthday party, wedding, a Hajji party, Iftar Party, Eid, Chaand Raat party, and the list goes on...

My father's family is pretty big with five brothers and a sister.. and about thirteen cousins... we make a big family I tell ya... so every time we have these functions, these vadas are the MUST!!! While my aunts prepare these deliciously little devils... us kids (well grown ups now but kids then) would not budge away from the kitchen just to eat 'em hot!

Now being thousands and thousands miles away from all of them (my aunts, cousins, and those little devils); the only way I can comfort myself would be to prepare them at home... but it always misses THAT feeling which is really hard to describe in words... you know what I mean...

But one thing is for sure that every time I prepare these all those good old memories come right back leaving me that fresh and fun feeling, which I just love to have...